No-Boot on CD .. FC2t2

[lwj]

On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 18:40, n_powell wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 17:48:44 -0400
> thus spake spdemon6 at optonline.net:
> 
> > I dloaded FC2 test 2 and am trying to install it on my computer
> > [dell]. I have set the BIOS to boot FLOPPY/CD/HDD 
> > 
> > It does not boot off the CD1 or CD2 and I tried to reburn cd1 w/o
> > effect. I tried downloading the A: image to boot but that asks for
> > FC1.what do I need to do to make it boot [I have ISO and RAR files for
> > the cd image if that means anything]
> 
> Are you sure you are burning the image and not the file?  Open the cd in
> windows and if you have just one file...you did it wrong.

I have noticed a similar problem. I have several computers at home and
at work. The CD will only boot in 1 out of 4 of my computers. I have
tried several different burners and downloads.

I have not had time to look very hard but looking on the test list
(where this question really belongs) there is a known issue with the
test 2 CD and some, I think older, non-Intel systems. Interestingly
enough I cannot get the CD to boot on 2 Intel systems but it works fine
on and Athlon system.

Anyway, there are suggestions on the test list regarding how to work
around this issue for the older non-Intel systems that would probably
work in other cases as well. The test list archives are at 
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/